Category: Golf Course

California Looks to Turn Some Golf Courses Into Affordable Housing Sites

Some California publicly-owned golf courses may soon be turned into affordable housing sites under a proposed state assembly bill. Assembly Bill 1910—proposed by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) in February—passed in the Assembly Local Government Committee on April 28 after a 5–2 vote. “Dense urban communities like mine have very few feasible spaces left to…


De Blasio Used ‘Extrinsic Evidence’ to Cancel Trump Golf Course Contract, Judge Rules

A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that New York City cannot void the golf course contract with Trump Organization, saying former mayor Bill de Blasio was interpreting the contract in a way not as written. The de Blasio administration notified Trump Organization on Jan. 15, 2021, that they were terminating the company’s license for…